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Shock :: Shock (n.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like..

Shock :: Shock (n.) A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair..

Shock :: Shock (v. t.) To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye..

Contrecoup :: Contrecoup (n.) A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected..

Stooked :: Stook (n.) A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in England, twelve sheaves..

Stagger :: Stagger (v. t.) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.

Preparation :: Preparation (n.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension..

Dashpot :: Dashpot (n.) A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock..

Shocking :: Shocking (a.) Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting..

Hideous :: Hideous (a.) Hateful; shocking.

Regrate :: Regrate (v. t.) To offend; to shock.

Amble :: Amble (v. i.) To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks.

Shock :: Shock (v.) To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence..

Tetanomotor :: Tetanomotor (n.) An instrument from tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve by successive mechanical shocks.

Shuck :: Shuck (n.) A shock of grain.

Fright :: Fright (n.) To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare.

Shock :: Shock (v. i.) To be occupied with making shocks.

Surfeit :: Surfboat (n.) A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach..

Seismograph :: Seismograph (n.) An apparatus for registering the shocks and undulatory motions of earthquakes.

Tetanus :: Tetanus (n.) That condition of a muscle in which it is in a state of continued vibratory contraction, as when stimulated by a series of induction shocks..

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